Tritoma

Corkscrew Willow

About Tritoma and Corkscrew Willow

Tritoma

Corkscrew Willow

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Tree

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Eastern Asia, China

1.4 Types

Not Available

Babylon

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA3

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Damp Places, Marshy ground

Lake margins, River side, Swamps, Waste areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-95-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

10-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Weeping

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm910.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.80 cm460.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

Light Yellow, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Divison, Rooted stem cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours

Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

Compost, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Onion thrips, Red blotch, Root rot

Aphids, Beetles, Caterpillars, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Moisture

Drought, Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Snails

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Erosion control, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Versatility

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Headache, Sedative, Stomach pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Tree trunks

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes, Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

KNIPHOFIA 'Border Ballet'

SALIX babylonica f. tortuosa

7.2 Common Name

Tritoma, Wisley Blue Spring Starflower, Wisley Blue Springstar

Corkscrew Willow

7.2.1 In Hindi

Tritoma

पेंचकश विलो

7.2.2 In German

Tritoma

Korkenzieher-Weide

7.2.3 In French

Tritoma

Tire-bouchon Willow

7.2.4 In Spanish

tritoma

Tire-bouchon Willow

7.2.5 In Greek

tritoma

τιρμπουσόν Willow

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tritoma

corkscrew salgueiro

7.2.7 In Polish

Tritoma

korkociąg Willow

7.2.8 In Latin

Trytoma

corkscrew Willow

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Salicaceae

8.6 Genus

Kniphofia

Salix

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Saliceae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Salicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

72NA

1 27800

Properties of Tritoma and Corkscrew Willow

Wondering what are the properties of Tritoma and Corkscrew Willow? We provide you with everything About Tritoma and Corkscrew Willow. Tritoma doesn't have thorns and Corkscrew Willow doesn't have thorns. Also Tritoma does not have fragrant flowers. Tritoma has allergic reactions like Not Available and Corkscrew Willow has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Tritoma and Corkscrew Willow and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Tritoma and Corkscrew Willow

Season and care of Tritoma and Corkscrew Willow is important to know. While considering everything about Tritoma and Corkscrew Willow Care, growing season is an essential factor. Tritoma season is Spring and Summer and Corkscrew Willow season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Tritoma is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Corkscrew Willow is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Tritoma is Acidic, Neutral and for Corkscrew Willow is Neutral.

Tritoma and Corkscrew Willow Physical Information

Tritoma and Corkscrew Willow physical information is very important for comparison. Tritoma height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Corkscrew Willow height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Tritoma and Corkscrew Willow are as follows:

Tritoma flower color: Yellow, Red, Orange and Pink
Tritoma leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Corkscrew Willow flower color: Yellow green
Corkscrew Willow leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Tritoma and Corkscrew Willow

Care of Tritoma and Corkscrew Willow include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tritoma pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Corkscrew Willow pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Tritoma needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Corkscrew Willow needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.